Federal leader Elizabeth May predicts Greater Victoria will send more of her Green Party candidates to Ottawa, as the election campaign gets underway.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e likely to see more Greens elected in the area,害羞草研究所� said May in an email after kicking off her campaign at an event in downtown Victoria. She spent part of Wednesday travelling to Toronto, where the first leaders害羞草研究所� debate will be hosted Thursday.

May, who became the MP for Saanich害羞草研究所揋ulf Islands in 2011, is running for a third term. 害羞草研究所淚 feel good about my record, but know I could have done so much more with additional Greens elected,害羞草研究所� she said.

Paul Manly holds the other Green seat in the House Commons, after he won a byelection in May in Nanaimo害羞草研究所揕adysmith.

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Current predictions give the Greens just under four seats, plus or minus three seats, on Oct. 21.

Sabina Singh, running for the New Democrats against May, promised to make the environment a key point of her campaign.

害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 think there is any party in the world that cannot afford to be green,害羞草研究所� Singh said, adding her party under leader Jagmeet Singh will also raise socio-economic issues.

Conservative hopeful David Busch said his party害羞草研究所檚 environmental platform is the 害羞草研究所渂est one,害羞草研究所� but his campaign will take a different direction.

害羞草研究所淥ur issues that we are stressing are the same issues that people have been talking to me at the doors over this past year 害羞草研究所� specifically, health care and the cost of living,害羞草研究所� Busch said.

Requests for comment from Liberal candidate Ryan Windsor and Ron Broda of the People害羞草研究所檚 Party of Canada were not immediately returned.

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